PinnedJay RodriguezPublic Health to the Death: The Coronavirus lockdowns, the War on Drugs, and the limits of public…On March 13, police in Louisville, Kentucky executed a “no-knock” raid on a suspected drug house. Without announcing their presence…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Jay RodriguezLatinx is a land mine for the leftRecently there have emerged new and portentous signs of disaffection with the word Latinx, the progressive neologism intended as a…Jan 16, 2022Jan 16, 2022
Jay RodriguezPaid Family Leave is a bribe, not a benefitEarlier this month, the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee released its proposal for Universal Paid Family and Medical…Sep 21, 2021Sep 21, 2021
Jay RodriguezThat’s not how language worksBrandeis University recently released its updated “Opressive Language List.” The list “recognizes that language is a powerful tool that can…Jul 11, 20212Jul 11, 20212
Jay RodriguezInterracial crimes and accidents are not systemicThe most interesting thing about the Dereck Chauvin verdict is that it doesn’t mean anything. At least, not to critics of “systemic…May 1, 2021May 1, 2021
Jay RodriguezTrump Impeachment ad AbsurdumAs the Senate conducts its second impeachment trial of Donald Trump in two years, I am awash in memory.Feb 11, 2021Feb 11, 2021
Jay RodriguezSexual Preference or Sexual Orientation?Earlier this week, the person formerly known to the world as Ellen Page announced that “I am trans, my pronouns are he/they, and my name is…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020
Jay RodriguezinBack To NormalElection Conversation: fears and hopes for a Trump or Biden presidencyThe U.S. presidential election is about six weeks away (the first of the debates will air tonight) and neither of us is optimistic that we…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Jay RodriguezAmidst a historic crisis, New York fights gender-based pricingIn both 2018 and 2019, various New York State legislators in the Assembly and the Senate sponsored bills that would ban “gender-based…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Jay RodriguezinBack To NormalProtests and DemocracyA lot has happened since our last conversation in late May, when we were primarily concerned with the consequences of the Covid-19…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020